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Beohari is a major town and a
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in
Shahdol district Shahdol District () is a district of Madhya Pradesh States and territories of India, state in east central India. Its old name was Matsya raj or Virat kingdom in the name of great king Maharaja Virata. With a total area of and a population of 10 ...
in the state of
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, India. It is from the main district of
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and away from
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, the state capital. Its geographical coordinates are 24° 3' 0" North, 81° 23' 0" East. Beohari is rich in mineral resources, including marble, iron ore, clay, sand and unexplored petroleum products. Beohari is economically rich and is politically active since
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History

The name "Beohari" stems from the title-prefix "Beohar", which signifies that the town was founded by a member of the Beohar dynasty. The Beohars were
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's prime ministers and knight-commanders, and Jagirdars of
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and their descendants continue to live there. The most notable of the Beohars is Sardar-Beohar Adhar Simha, who represented the
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in
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's court, and the last Jagirdar of
Jabalpur Jabalpur, formerly Jubbulpore, is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the 3rd-largest urban agglomeration of the state and the 38th-largest of the country. Jabalpur is the administrative h ...
was Beohar Raghuvir Sinha. Different members of the Beohar lineage founded different settlements called Beohari, which are scattered in the
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region of
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.


Geography

Beohari is located at . It has an average elevation of 338 metres (1,108 feet).


Demographics

the India census, Beohari had a population of 20,013. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Beohari has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 60% of the males and 40% of females literate. 15% of the population is under nine years of age.


Notable people

Ram Kishore Shukla was a political and ideological leader of the region during the
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and for more than half of a century (1951–2003). He represented Beohari as an
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for seven terms. Kunwar Lavkesh Singh was the
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from 1990 to 2008. He was also Parliamentary Secretary,
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and State Minister With Independent Charge.


Agriculture

Agriculture is the chief economic occupation in Beohari. In recent years,
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farming has become one of the most harvested crop in Beohari due to balanced temperatures and the soil, which is loose, friable and deep. The main crops are
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; cereals like maize, sorghum, kodo-kutki and other small millets; pulses like tuar and udhad; and oil seeds like til, groundnut, soya-bean and sunflower. Most of the region's population is dependent on agriculture. Mainly the tribals are marginal farmers who prefer the cultivation in the old traditional method. Being a mountainous area, only 9% of the total crop gets irrigation. The area irrigated by canals, tubewells, dugwells and tanks. Some part of the place are in the shore of the
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and Jhapar River. In this area was mainly production of wheat and rice in India. In Beohari the highest number of growing wheat. A dam was built in this area in 2001.


Forestry

Sal, amla,
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, sarai and shisham are the main trees found in this area. The flowera of
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and guli provide edible oil.


Education

Beohari town has an Arts and Commerce college named after Ram Kishore Shukla. About 95% of the local villages have primary schools. The region has 219 primary schools, 68 junior High schools, 13 High schools and 20 Higher secondary schools.


Connectivity


Road transport

Beohari is connected by road to Rewa, Satna,
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,
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and Umaria.Bus services are available from
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to Beohari via Manpur. The bus journey from
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and rewa will take around 2 to 3 hours and from
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it will take around 5 to 6 hours.


Railways

There are direct connections to major cities. Beohari is an important station on the
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to
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route, which is 112 km from
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and 149 km apart from
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. Major services are: * Shaktipunj Express * Jabalpur - Singrauli InterCity Express * Katni Chopan Mix Passenger * Bhopal - Howrah Express. * Ajmer - Kolkata Express. * Katni Chopan Fast Passenger. * Singrauli Bhopal SF Express. * Singrauli Hazrat Nizamuddin SF Express.


Air transport

Beohari is well-connected with
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. Daily trains and buses are available. The nearest airport to Beohari is
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. One can take flights from Delhi for
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and use the connecting bus or train service directly from
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( Shaktipunj Express. Flights available for
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are on
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Gallery

File:Bansagar_Dam.jpg, Bansagar Dam File:Panch_Jyoti_Shakiteerth_Sidhashram.jpg, Panch Jyoti Shaktitirth Siddhashram File:Beohari Shiva temple.jpg, Lord Shiv Temple Godaval File:Godaval_Kund.jpg, Hira Kund Godaval


See also

* Beohari Vidhan Sabha constituency


References


statistics from www.mp.gov.ininfo. from shahdol.nic.in
* http://www.mp.gov.in/highereducation/gdcbyohari/ {{Shahdol Division 1957: Ram Kishore Shukla, 1962: Ram Kishore Shukla, 1967: Ram Kishore Shukla, 1972: Ramgopal Gupta, 1977: Baijnath Singh, 1980: Ram Kishore Shukla, 1985: Ram Kishore Shukla, 1990: Lavkesh Singh, 1993: Ram Kishore Shukla, 1998: Lavkesh Singh, 2003: Lavkesh Singh, 2008-09: Bali Singh Maravi, 2014: Ram Pal Singh 2014 vidhanabha election congress won this seat . In 2015 the janpad panchayat election was continue........ Shahdol Cities and towns in Shahdol district